The Aightowa Garden

Morisan Sensei says some neighbors look down on him for spending his time working in the garden, but the work involved in keeping it productive is what makes him happy. Rather than producing a lot of one vegetable, as most industrial farms do, Morisan Sensei and his wife produce a great variety for their own personal enjoyment.

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Elizabeth Armstrong (East Asian Studies) and Mizuki Takahashi (Biology) led 9 Bucknell students on a an 8-day study trip to Japan during winter break (January 3 to 12). The theme of the trip was "Sustainability: Japan's nuclear power, environment, culture and language". They traveled to Fukushima, Tokyo and Kyoto, examined the long-term sustainability of each of these areas, from all four perspectives, received lectures from experts in various fields related to sustainability, and learned a great deal about how to manage themselves in a very different culture. The trip was made possible by a generous grant from the Japan Foundation under the Japan-America Collegiate Exchange Travel Program.